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Definition of intractable epilepsy from the online medical dictionary hosted by mondofacto.
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In some studies, over 30% of patients thought to have intractable epilepsy were found to have other disorders instead,
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Medical management with AEDs remains the treatment of choice for epilepsy in adults and children. Medically intractable epilepsy has been defined as persistent seizure activity, which, despite maximal medical treatment, remains sufficiently debilitating to warrant the risks of surgery.
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But in a just completed clinical trial, a unique nerve-stimulation treatment for intractable epilepsy reduced the number of seizures by more than 50 percent.
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In one of the largest epilepsy surgery studies ever conducted, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that 81 percent of patients with intractable epilepsy become totally or nearly seizure-free six months following epilepsy surgery. Epilepsy affects 3 million Americans. Thirty to 40 percent have intractable epilepsy:
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Epilepsy question: What is intractable epilepsy? The word intractable means hard to control. It can be used in relation to many things.
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The Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery Center provides comprehensive evaluation and care for patients with movement disorders, epilepsy, Referrals | Stereotactic Surgery | Parkinson's Disease | Intractable Epilepsy | Movement Disorder Surgery; Guestbook | Selected Publications | Links...
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Find out all about intractable epilepsy, including the most common causes, symptoms and treatments from leading medical experts.
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Intractable epilepsy in vascular congenital hemiparesis: clinical features and surgical options. Forty-one patients with vascular congenital hemiplegia and intractable epilepsy were reviewed. Most had severe hemiparesis, mental retardation, porencephaly, and focal epilepsy. Thirty-three were considered surgical...
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